Both Ross and a former student and player on Effross' soccer team described him as quick to light up a room.

"I don't think there was a soccer game where we weren't laughing," said Anne Ortoski, 22, of Stroudsburg, who played for Effross for four years before graduating in 2003.

"Every time I saw him, he had a joke or a smile," she said.

"Jay is one of those persons who could brighten anybody’s day," Ross said.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Temple Israel, Wallace Street, Stroudsburg, with Rabbi Mel Glazer officiating. Burial will follow in Laurelwood Cemetery, Stroudsburg.

Shivah will be observed at the home of Irving and Eda Effross, 119 Stones Throw, East Stroudsburg, tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 7:30 a.m., Saturday at 9 p.m., and Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances be made to the Stroudsburg High School Boys and Girls Soccer Program, in care of Jeff Sodl, 1100 W. Main St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360.

Arrangements are being handled by the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main St., Stroudsburg.

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